MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin health officials are sounding the alarm as the number of registered organ donors continues to decline — even as the need for lifesaving transplants rises.

At Versiti, one of the state’s main organ and tissue donation centers, staff say they’ve seen a troubling drop in people choosing to stay on the donor registry.

TMJ4's Andrea Williams stopped by Versiti's Blood Center of Wisconsin to learn more.

A Long Wait for Hope

For people like Kelly Norlander, the decline hits close to home. She’s a mother of a 12-year-old daughter and has been waiting more than a year and a half for a kidney transplant after being diagnosed with a genetic condition.

“The wait’s already long, right?” Norlander said. “It’s anywhere from five to 10 years — so we’re looking at potentially wai

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